Heavenly Father's Plan

October 13th, 2008
Heavenly Father's Plan
Principle 1: There are three stages of Heavenly Father's Plan: premortal, mortal, and postmortal.
Alma: 34:32
The life here on the earth is for men to prepare to meet the God. We lived as spiritual children with Heavenly Father in premortal life. Heavenly Father sent us on the earth to get bodies of flesh and bones. He also wants us to gain experience on the earth. We are now in the mortal life without living with Heavenly Father to be tested. We will be judged after we physically die. If we believe in God, live worthy, then we will live with him again.

Moses 5:11
Jesus created the earth for us under Heavenly Father's direction. God sent the first people Adam and Eve to live on the earth. Because of the fall, we all have physical bodies that can experience sickness, pain and physical death. We have the right to choose between good and evil. God gave us commandments to keep in order to enter the eternal life. If we choose good and follow all his commandments, we will be able to live with him.

Principle 2: Jesus Christ is central to Heavenly Father's Plan.
2 Nephi 2
Jesus Christ is the one who created and organized the earth for us. Without him, the plan of salvations would have failed. He come to earth organized the truth church for us. After he finished his work, he chose to die to pay for our sins. He testified that he is the son of God. Because of his sacrifice and atonement, we were no sin again.

Alma 5
Jesus Christ died for us, and he resurrected later. Through his sacrifice and atonement, we are able to repent. It is necessary for us to enter the eternal life. Everybody on the earth sins, without Jesus Christ's atonement, we will not be able to live with Heavenly Father anymore. We should be grateful for his sacrifice and repent all our sins. We should repent now, do not wait until later to repent. We will be judged after we die.